BAC's of Alcohol

Course Number: AL-241
Course Length: 1 Day (8 Hours)

This workshop covers various facts and myths of alcohol - both as a chemical and as a beverage. Beginning with the chemical composition of the substance, and discussing its properties, participants will understand the process of production and the ingestion of this drug. The processes of absorption, distribution and elimination of alcohol explain some of the behavioral observations criminal justice and counseling personnel see on a daily basis. Topics include metabolism, excretion and evaporation of ethanol from the human body and how these processes affect chemical tests of breath, blood and urine.

One section will discuss the difference between "intoxication" and "drunkenness". Another covers the effects of alcohol and its progression with increased BAC's. Included is an introduction to the forensic testing of blood and breath for alcohol, and a discussion of preliminary breath test devices, evidentiary breath test devices and Standardized Field Sobriety Tests.

Other topics include alcoholic tolerance, physical dependence, alcoholism facts and treatment, drug effects on alcohol-induced symptoms, use of forensic toxicology in court, and myths and facts relating to alcohol ingestion.

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